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The 5-4 vote approving a controversial pension bill in an Illinois House committee Tuesday night didn’t seem to surprise the standing room-only crowd.But the debate gave labor leaders and lawmakers their first chance in months to toss verbal jabs.The bill would require current state workers, teacher